Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 17

As Mikayla laughed, tears streamed down her face.

Images from her previous life of being beaten, cursed at, and tortured at the mental hospital flashed before her eyes.

In the flashback, the hefty caretaker had gripped her by the hair, forcefully pulling her away and causing her only bowl of plain soup to spill.

They would even forcefully pinch her mouth when she refused to take her medication, shoving handfuls of pills down her throat.

Mikayla always thought it was the mental hospital deliberately tormenting her to please

Jerome.

Little did she know, the demonic woman from the previous life was Kylie’s relative.

So, all the misery she endured in the mental hospital was orchestrated by Kylie.

Thinking about the abuse she suffered and the torment from stomach cancer, Mikayla wished she could immediately strangle Kylie.

Why did she have to be so cruel?

Jerome, who clearly loved Kylie so much, had even sent Mikayla to the mental hospital for the former’s good.

Why wouldn’t Kylie let her go? Why did she have to harm her?

Jerome looked at Mikayla on the floor.

Although she had suggested keeping the audio call on, he still worried that something might go wrong, so he followed her up.

Unexpectedly, he witnessed Mikayla attacking someone as soon as the elevator doors opened.

She lay slumped amidst a chaotic mess of fruits, her eyes vacant, her body seemingly devoid of strength.

Though her face showed a smile, tears flowed incessantly, as if she had suffered some painful and tragic ordeal, radiating endless hatred and resentment.

Strangely, Jerome’s heart didn’t fill with anger at her madness. Instead, a dull ache

serthed within him:

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had just considered going to help Mikayla when he heard Kylie weakly calling out.

neck from Mikayla’s grip, Jerome instruct ed the woman who was

fetched the first ald kill.

down and then walked

her arm. “Get

at her arm,

suddenly felt a bit

apologize? What’s with this

eyes began to focus, and her body gradually regained

felt a sense of relief.

are you planning to be with Kylie after

voice was hoarse, and her tone

already furrowed brows tightened further as he

life

found the first aid

trying to

woman approached at that moment, carrying

to help Mikayla stand up, but

her own, adjusted her clothes, and walked away without casting a

to find out what had

out a

the one responsible for the disturbance,

stop.

pale face, Kylie shook her head. “I’m fine.”

inch deeper, and it would have needed stitches!”

was that person just now? Why did she come in and attack you right

“She might have

this, and you’re still defending her. I think we should call the police

woman, “Aunt Agatha, please go back for now. If there’s anything, we

could tell it wasn’t appropriate for

you need someone to

Jerome asked Kylie, “What just happened? Why did